The Fairfield boys claimed the team title at the Brookhart-Crew Relays on Monday, May 4th at Fairfield High School, edging Washington by six points in a five-team meet that served as senior night for the Trojan programs. The girls placed fifth in their own right, turning in several individual highlights despite a shortened evening that included a brief lightning delay and a curtailed final race.
Team Standings
Mount Pleasant won the girls team title with 176 points, followed by Washington with 132, Fort Madison with 80, West Burlington with 66, and Fairfield with 65.
Fairfield won the boys team title with 123 points, followed by Washington with 117, Mount Pleasant with 114, Fort Madison with 113, and West Burlington with 101.
Fairfield Girls
Fairfield’s girls placed fifth with 65 points, but several athletes turned in standout individual performances that head coach Jerrod Belzer said signal the team is peaking at the right time of year. Fairfield did not field entries in the 4×400, 4×800, 400-meter hurdles, distance medley, or shuttle hurdle relay on the evening.
Elyse Setterstrom won the discus at 113-00 and placed second in the shot put at 34-09, both among her best marks of the season.
Iris Lane placed fourth in the 100-meter dash in 13.13 behind winner Alex Scott of Mount Pleasant at 12.36, with Aislinn Wise ninth in 15.36. Lane also placed fifth in the 200-meter dash in 27.79 behind winner Jaedyn Moore of Washington at 25.61, with Laney Bowers 10th in 36.23. Kensley Fligg was runner-up in the 400-meter dash in 1:08.11 behind winner Linzy Striegel of Mount Pleasant at 1:05.61, with Kate Brecount fourth in 1:09.66.
Caroline Van Pelt placed seventh in the 800-meter run in 2:47.90 behind winner Iris Dahl of Washington at 2:20.79, with Fatima Baez ninth in 3:09.42. Alex Jo Steward was fifth in the 1,500-meter run in 5:54.01 and Bailey Belzer sixth in 5:55.74, behind winner Avery Rump of Fort Madison at 4:52.18.
Olivia Manning placed seventh in the 100-meter hurdles in 22.70 behind winner Delaney Anderson of Mount Pleasant at 15.67, with Aislinn Wise disqualified.
The A 4×100 team of Lauren Martin, Maddy Martin, Iris Lane, and Allie Hammes was third in 53.59 behind winner Mount Pleasant at 49.28, with the B team of Ryelan Schnoebelen, Aubrey Ryan, Aislinn Wise, and Olivia Manning ninth. The 4×200 team of Lauren Martin, Maddy Martin, Allie Hammes, and Ryelan Schnoebelen was fourth in 1:57.24 behind winner Mount Pleasant at 1:51.32. The sprint medley team of Lauren Martin, Maddy Martin, Iris Lane, and Kate Brecount was third in 2:04.50 behind winner Mount Pleasant at 1:59.47.
Kate Brecount placed fourth in the high jump clearing 4-04 behind winner Leighton Messinger of Washington at 4-11. Allie Hammes was third in the long jump at 15-10.50 behind winner Izzy Sloat of Mount Pleasant at 17-03. Nora McReynolds placed eighth in the shot put at 28-09.75 and eighth in the discus at 66-11, behind winner Ella Ensminger of Mount Pleasant at 37-11 in the shot put and behind teammate Setterstrom in the discus.
Belzer said the night was one of the team’s best of the season and praised the seniors specifically. “We’re really pleased with where the girls are at right now. We hope to be performing our best in May and that’s exactly what we saw last night. Iris Lane had a big night, running big PRs in the open 100 and 200. Elyse Setterstrom had her best meet of the year, throwing a big shot put PR and season’s best in the discus. Allie Hammes had a nine-inch PR in the long jump. Kensley Fligg and Kate Brecount ran really well in the open 400 and Bailey Belzer had a five-second 1,500 PR,” he said.
Belzer also reflected on the senior class. “This senior class has meant so much to our program over the years. Isabel is a three-time state qualifier, Elyse a two-time state qualifier, Maddy, Iris, and Lauren have been mainstays in our sprints and sprint relays, and Bailey and Caroline are a major part of the distance crew. More importantly, they are all upstanding people. They are leaders for us in every way — setting the standard in the weight room, at practice, and at meets. It’s an exceptional class of seniors that will leave big shoes to fill next season.”
Fairfield Boys
Fairfield’s boys claimed the team title at their home meet with 123 points, winning by six over Washington in what head coach Brian Dunlap described as a great sendoff for the program’s seniors.
Eli Hoffman won the 200-meter dash in 22.92, just three hundredths ahead of Griffen Jones of Mount Pleasant at 22.95. The shuttle hurdle relay team of Blake Burnett, Sawyer McCready, Tucker Robertson, and Jacob Crew won in 1:07.04, just over one second ahead of runner-up Mount Pleasant at 1:08.72. The A 4×100 team of Dayson Workman, Voss Richardson, Ethan Bisgard, and Eli Hoffman also claimed first in 44.17, edging Mount Pleasant’s second-place 44.32 in one of the closest relay finishes of the night.
Ethan Bisgard was second in the 100-meter dash in 11.12 behind winner Landry Haberichter of West Burlington at 10.70, with Voss Richardson eighth in 11.82. Dayson Workman was third in the 200-meter dash in 23.53 behind winner Hoffman. Tucker Robertson was third in the 400-meter dash in 56.04 behind winner Mason McLey of Fort Madison at 54.44, with Angel Quimby seventh in 1:04.85.
Parker Reid was third in the 800-meter run in 2:05.71 behind winner Nolan Guzman of Fort Madison at 2:00.07, with River Fulton sixth in 2:11.48. John Miller was fourth in the 1,600-meter run in 4:58.66 and Brice Boatright fifth in 4:59.57, behind winner Silas Hulett of Mount Pleasant at 4:34.68, with Jordan Miller 12th in 5:57.61. Jordan Miller also placed eighth in the 3,200-meter run in 12:35.19 behind winner Teag Miller of Washington at 11:16.09.
Blake Burnett was second in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.90 behind winner Keegan Heaton of Mount Pleasant at 16.16, with Sawyer McCready fourth in 17.82. Jacob Crew was fourth in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:00.92 behind winner Logan Hamma of West Burlington at 57.63, with Elijah Hamilton seventh in 1:01.67.
The 4×800 group of Parker Reid, River Fulton, Brice Boatright, and John Miller was third in 8:39.42 behind winner Fort Madison at 8:06.82. The distance medley foursome of Jaxon Coleman, Aiden Holthus, Brock Atwood, and Clae Cass was second in 4:05.54 behind winner West Burlington at 3:54.77. The sprint medley squad of Ben Meyer, Mathis Tovar, Grant Bisgard, and Maddox Rebling was fourth in 1:51.51 behind winner Fort Madison at 1:46.09. The 4×200 team of Kris Powell, Brady Wigle, Grant Bisgard, and Sam Nelson was fifth in 1:43.20 behind winner Fort Madison at 1:36.13. The B 4×100 team of Ben Meyer, Mathis Tovar, Brentley Meyer, and Grant Bisgard was 10th in 51.28. Fairfield did not field a 4×400 relay team on the evening.
Blake Burnett was third in the high jump clearing 5-10 behind winner Kellan Porter of West Burlington at 6-03, with Eli Aplara sixth at 5-06. Brady Wigle was second in the long jump at 19-08, just one inch behind winner Hoang Quang of Mount Pleasant at 19-09, with Kris Powell fourth at 18-03. Aiden Mizelle was fourth in the discus at 122-11, Clayton Greiner 10th at 101-01, and William Bryant 11th at 96-09, all behind winner Greyson Hartman of Washington at 166-07. Bryant was seventh in the shot put at 39-07.75, Broz Bowman 11th at 34-07.50, and Aarush Patel 14th at 24-05.50, behind winner Hartman at 64-06.50.
Dunlap said the evening was everything a senior night should be. “Tonight was a great way for the seniors to go out at Trojan Stadium. The seniors have provided great leadership all season. Eli Hoffman and Jacob Crew had really nice nights tonight. It was a really solid team performance. We picked up team points in all areas. Every kid on the roster that was eligible to compete had an event tonight. It was great to see the young kids compete at the varsity level. I’m proud of the kids’ effort and results tonight,” he said.
